Camping near McCloud, California
Camping near McCloud, California includes 7 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 6 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Fowlers Camp Campground-f, is 5.9 miles from McCloud in a straight line, and 5 of 7 are within 15 miles. 3 are free. Another 38 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of McCloud.
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Camping near McCloud at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 7 (7 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 6 first-come
- Cost
- 3 free; lowest posted fee at Ah-di-na Campground-f: "Single Site: $10 per night"
- Distance from McCloud
- 5.9 miles (Fowlers Camp Campground-f) to 23 miles (Harris Springs Campground-f) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 2,200 ft (Ah-di-na Campground-f) to 5,000 ft (Harris Springs Campground-f), 7 of 7 on record
- Campsites
- 1 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 30 ft (Camp 4 (campground-g) Group Campground)
- Drinking water
- 4 of 7
Distances are straight-line miles from McCloud's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
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- Not on record
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- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- 1
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- Not on record
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- Overnight Use:
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $15 per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- Free
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- Not on record
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- Free
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of McCloud
- Panther Meadows Campground, 7.7 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mt. Shasta.
- Red Fir Flat Group Campground, 8.7 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Mt. Shasta.
- Mcbride Springs Campground-f, 10 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Mt. Shasta.
- Castle Lake Campground-f, 13 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mt. Shasta.
- Deadlun Campground-f Frec Lic, 16 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Big Bend.
- Sims Flat Campground, 18 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Dunsmuir.
- Toad Lake Campground, 19 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mt. Shasta.
- Gumboot Lake Campground-f, 20 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mt. Shasta.
- Mccloud Bridge, 23 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Standard nonelectric: $30–$60 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Mccloud Bridge Campground-f, 23 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Madrone Campground-f, 23 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Big Bend.
- Pine Point Campground-f, 23 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Ellery Creek Campground-f, 24 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Deep Creek Campground-f, 25 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Moore Creek Campground-f, 26 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Moore Creek, 26 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Kangaroo, 27 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Siskiyou.
- Ruling Creek Campground, 27 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Burney.
- Chirpchatter Campground-f, 27 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Big Bend.
- Dekkas Rock, 27 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Dekkas Rock Campground-g Group Campground, 27 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Hirz Bay (#1) Campground-g Group Campground, 27 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Hirz Bay, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Hirz Bay Campground-f, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Hirz Bay Group 1, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Hirz Bay Group 2, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Hirz Bay (#2) Campground-g Group Campground, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Gregory Creek Campground-f, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Gregory Creek Group Campground, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Antlers Campground-f, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Antlers, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Shasta.
- Gregory Beach Dispersed Area, 28 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Site: $13–$18 per night); listed under camping near Shasta.
- Eagle Creek Campground-f, 29 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Trinity Center.
- Orr Lake, 29 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Siskiyou.
- Scott Mountain, 29 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Coffee Creek.
- Horse Flat Campground-f, 30 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Coffee Creek.
- Lakeshore East Campground-f, 30 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Lakehead.
- Upper Salt Creek Campground-g_closed Group Campground, 30 miles from McCloud in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Lakehead.
Things to do near McCloud
Public land and water within 30 miles of McCloud, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- McCloud Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from McCloud; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- McCloud River, Fowlers, Lower Falls fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6 miles from McCloud; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Cold Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from McCloud; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Wagon Creek fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from McCloud; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Sacramento River fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from McCloud; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Siskiyou Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from McCloud; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Castle Crags State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from McCloud; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mt. Shasta Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from McCloud; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Castle Crags Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from McCloud; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Iron Canyon Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from McCloud; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near McCloud
Nearest emergency room
Mercy Medical Center of MT Shasta
914 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA, 11 miles from McCloud . (530) 926-6111
Next nearest: Mayers Memorial Hospital, 43563 State Hwy 299 E, Fall River Mills, CA, 40 miles , (530) 336-5511.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- McCloud River Mercantile Co.
- McCloud Market
- Dunsmuir Supermarket
- Fuel
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- McCloud Valero
- Chevron
- Chevron
- Propane
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- Propane
- Blue Star Gas
- RV dump station
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- McCloud RV Park
- Mt. Shasta City KOA
- Pharmacy
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- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Mount Shasta Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of McCloud: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around McCloud, CA?
7 public campgrounds are on record near McCloud. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Fowlers Camp Campground-f (5.9 miles), Camp 4 (campground-g) Group Campground (7.9 miles), Ah-di-na Campground-f (10 miles), Cattle Camp Campground-f (10 miles), and 3 more. 6 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near McCloud, CA?
Yes: Algoma Campground-f, Harris Springs Campground-f, and Trout Creek Meadow (campground-f) charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near McCloud, CA?
1 campground near McCloud takes RVs: Camp 4 (campground-g) Group Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at McCloud RV Park, 0.4 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I camp near McCloud with drinking water?
Ah-di-na Campground-f, Camp 4 (campground-g) Group Campground, Cattle Camp Campground-f, and Fowlers Camp Campground-f have potable water on record.
Where can I camp near a lake around McCloud, CA?
Camp 4 (campground-g) Group Campground sits on McCloud River, Fowlers, Lower Falls.
Where is the nearest emergency room to McCloud, CA?
Mercy Medical Center of MT Shasta, 914 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA, is 11 miles from McCloud in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (530) 926-6111. In an emergency, call 911.
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